Jacques Futrelle S The Thinking Machine

Author : Jacques Futrelle
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307431332

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Jacques Futrelle's "The Thinking Machine" by Jacques Futrelle Pdf

This irascible genius, this diminutive egghead scientist, known to the world as “The Thinking Machine,” is no less than the newly rediscovered literary link between Sherlock Holmes and Nero Wolfe: Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, who—with only the power of ratiocination—unravels problems of outrageous criminous activity in dazzlingly impossible settings. He can escape from the inescapable death-row “Cell 13.” He can fathom why the young woman chopped off her own finger. He can solve the anomaly of the phone that could not speak. These twenty-three Edwardian-era adventures prove (as The Thinking Machine reiterates) that “two and two make four, not sometimes, but all the time.”

Author : Jacques Futrelle
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 739 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781513223346

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The Thinking Machine by Jacques Futrelle Pdf

The Thinking Machine (1907) is a short story collection by Jacques Futrelle. Published at the height of his career as a leading popular detective and science fiction writer, The Thinking Machine collects stories that originally appeared in such publications as The Saturday Evening Post and the Boston American. Celebrated for his brisk storytelling and mastery of suspense, Jacques Futrelle was lost at sea on April 15, 1912 while returning from Europe on the HMS Titanic. His wife, who survived the disaster, had his last book dedicated to “the heroes of the Titanic.” Professor Augustus S. F. X Van Dusen, Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S., M.D., M.D.S is a man whose intellect is as exhaustive as his name. Having learned the game of chess just hours before, he defeated grandmaster Tchaichowsky using logic and reason alone, earning himself the nickname “The Thinking Machine.” Ever since that fateful day, Van Dusen, with the help of his trusted companion Hutchinson Hatch, is called to solve crimes, complete puzzles, and face challenges no normal man could possibly endure. In “The Problem of Cell 13,” Van Dusen argues that no feat is impossible when the human mind is involved. To prove his theory, he endeavors to escape from a notoriously brutal prison in just one week’s time. Presented alongside six other stories of mystery and adventure, “The Problem of Cell 13” stands out as one of the greatest detective and suspense tales of all time. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Jacques Futrelle’s The Thinking Machine is a classic of American detective fiction reimagined for modern readers.

Author : Jacques Futrelle,August Nemo
Publisher : Tacet Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783967244779

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Essential Novelists - Jacques Futrelle by Jacques Futrelle,August Nemo Pdf

Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Jacques Futrelle wich are The Diamond Master and The Chase of the Golden Plate. Jacques Futrelle was an American journalist and mystery writer. He is best known for writing short detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as "The Thinking Machine" for his application of logic to any and all situations. Futrelle died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Novels selected for this book: - The Diamond Master. - The Chase of the Golden Plate.This is one of many books in the series Essential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.

Author : Jacques Futrelle
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486829104

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Great Thinking Machine by Jacques Futrelle Pdf

Suppose you were locked into one of the most secure prisons in America at the turn of the twentieth century. You've been put into solitary confinement, with periodic inspections by the warden, whom you'd informed that you would escape in less than a week. How would you communicate with the outside, how would you smuggle in tools and weapons, and how would you finally break out? This was the situation confronting Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, aka The Thinking Machine, in "The Problem of Cell 13," one of the most famous "locked-room" mysteries ever written. Eventually The Thinking Machine did escape, and his method is known to generations of fans. Less well known, however, is the fact that Jacques Futrelle wrote many other stories about this unique detective. This volume presents twelve tales of The Thinking Machine, adventures that concern a perfect alibi and a perfect accusation, an impossible theft of a container of radium, a precise sealed room mystery, a flaming phantom, and other "impossible" situations. Rich in Edwardian period flavor, the realistic tales anticipate many of the major developments in modern crime fiction.

Author : Jacques Futrelle
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497638402

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The Thinking Machine on the Case by Jacques Futrelle Pdf

America’s smartest sleuth solves his most puzzling cases yet Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen may look and sound like an egghead scientist—because he is one—but there is no detective in the world villains fear more. With the help of his friend and sidekick, newspaper reporter Hutchison Hatch, the criminologist known as “The Thinking Machine” applies cold, hard logic to the most bizarre of mysteries—and always finds the solution. In this comprehensive collection, Van Dusen investigates the enigmas of “The Midnight Message,” “The Gap in the Trail,” “A Fool of Good Intention,” “The Woman in the Case,” and many others. No matter how twisted the trail of clues—or diabolical the evildoer—the Thinking Machine knows that “two and two make four, not some times, but all the time.” In other words, take heed, crooks—your cleverest schemes are not match for this genius detective. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

Author : Jacques Futrelle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037061269

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Best "Thinking Machine" Detective Stories by Jacques Futrelle Pdf

Author : Jacques Futrelle
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1727330560

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The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle Pdf

The Problem of Cell 13 Jacques Futrelle The public knew Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen as The Thinking Machine and perhaps this phrase described him best of all. He always was in his small laboratory where he invented brilliant theories that shocked scientists and had a profound effect on the world. Once he argued with his friends, he tried to convince that "the mind is master of everything." "No man can escape from a cell just using only his brain. If it could be possible, no prisoners would be at all. Just let's imagine a case. A cell for prisoners who are condemned to death. These men will do anything to try to escape. Imagine you were in that cell. Could you escape?" "Certainly, lock me in any cell of any prison where you want in any time, give me only casual clothes and I'll escape from there only in a week."

Author : Jaques Futrelle
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752354263

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The Problem of Cell 13 by Jaques Futrelle Pdf

Reproduction of the original: The Problem of Cell 13 by Jaques Futrelle

Author : Freddie Seymour,Bettina Kyper
Publisher : Seymour-Kyperproductions
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0964519305

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The Thinking Machine by Freddie Seymour,Bettina Kyper Pdf

THE THINKING MACHINE: JACQUES FUTRELLE by Freddie Seymour & Bettina Kyper is the first official authorized biography of an important novelist & pioneer American mystery/detective story writer, creator of an "American" Sherlock Holmes - Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, "The Thinking Machine," who relied solely on his brain to solve baffling cases...& whose credo was "nothing is impossible!" Futrelle's Professor, with his prickly personality & brilliant mind enjoyed instant popularity when first introduced in "The Problem of Cell 13" in Boston in 1905 -- not only in the United States but England as well. At least one of Futrelle's stories is consistently included in anthologies of mystery/detective fiction even today. Literary authorities consider Futrelle as second only to Edgar Allan Poe in the development of the American mystery narrative. Included in this biography are reprints of four out-of-print Futrelle stories to acquaint readers with this author who died at age 37 a victim of the 1912 RMS TITANIC disaster. This book, receiving worldwide attention, is available from Seymour/Kyper Productions, P.O. Box 1369, Sandwich, MA 02563 at $12. A MUST READ for mystery buffs and RMS TITANIC devotees.

Author : Jacques Futrelle
Publisher : Journeyforth
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1591663849

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Professor Van Dusen by Jacques Futrelle Pdf

10 separate mystery stories by American author Jacques Futrelle, who perished in the Titanic.

Author : Jacques Futrelle
Publisher : Hesperus Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780940830

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The Chase of the Golden Plate by Jacques Futrelle Pdf

Jacques Futrelle's first published book-length story featuring the arrogant, cocaine-taking, large-headed Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen, nicknamed "The Thinking Machine" A high-society fancy-dress party falls victim to a robbery— confusions of identity, long-held grudges, romance, and honor all appear in the excitement that follows. Jacques Futrelle was an American journalist and detective-story writer and Van Dusen was his most famous detective character, appearing in a number of his works.

Author : David Stuart Davies
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 1284 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1840220651

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Vintage Mystery and Detective Stories by David Stuart Davies Pdf

This is a richly entertaining collection of stories from the golden age of crime fiction - a period when crimes were solved by the wit and ingenuity of the sleuth with only his own intelligence to rely on

Author : Jacques Futrelle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : Boston (Mass.)
ISBN : 0809510561

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The Classic Tales of Jacques Futrelle, Volume One by Jacques Futrelle Pdf

JACQUES FUTRELLE (1875-1912) is widely considered "the American Sherlock Holmes" for his series of stories about Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, who is better known as The Thinking Machine. Van Dusen, a master of logic, believed he could think himself out of any situation-and solve any crime-through the use of his immense intellect. Through dozens of stories, The Thinking Machine solved locked-room puzzles, kidnappings, and more murders than can be easily counted, proving again and again that brain-power is the answer to any problem.

Author : Jacques Futrelle
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1062 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547770992

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49 Tales of The Thinking Machine by Jacques Futrelle Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "49 Tales of The Thinking Machine (49 detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as "The Thinking Machine")" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Professor Van Dusen . is a fictional character in a series of detective short stories and two novels by Jacques Futrelle. Some of the short stories were originally published in The Saturday Evening Post and the Boston American. In the stories Professor Van Dusen solves a variety of different mysteries together with his friend Hutchinson Hatch, reporter of a fictional newspaper called "The Daily New Yorker". The professor is known as the "Thinking Machine", solving problems by the remorseless application of logic. His catchphrases include, "Two and two always equal four," "Nothing is impossible", and "All things that start must go somewhere."

Author : Jacques Futrelle
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 1060 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547783565

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49 Tales of The Thinking Machine (49 detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as "The Thinking Machine") by Jacques Futrelle Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "49 Tales of The Thinking Machine (49 detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as "The Thinking Machine")" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Professor Van Dusen . is a fictional character in a series of detective short stories and two novels by Jacques Futrelle. Some of the short stories were originally published in The Saturday Evening Post and the Boston American. In the stories Professor Van Dusen solves a variety of different mysteries together with his friend Hutchinson Hatch, reporter of a fictional newspaper called "The Daily New Yorker". The professor is known as the "Thinking Machine", solving problems by the remorseless application of logic. His catchphrases include, "Two and two always equal four," "Nothing is impossible", and "All things that start must go somewhere."